Events Next Month in Japan

Kurama Fire Festival

Bonfires, torches, shrines, and gods are all out in the streets for this vibrant Kyoto festival.

2025 Kōbe Port Fireworks Festival

One of Kansai's top fireworks festivals.

Tenjin-san Shrine Flea Market

Explore the Tenjin-san Flea Market at Kitano Tenman-gū, Kyoto, held on the 25th of every month.

Kōbe Candlelight Concert: Best of Joe Hisaishi (Studio Ghibli)

Warm up a chilly night with candlelight and your favorite songs from Studio Ghibli composer Joe Hisaishi.

Kanazawa Marathon 2025

Whether you’re a runner or more likely to be cheering people on from the side-lines, the Kanazawa Marathon is a great day out.

Kyoto Experiment

Kyoto Experiment Festival is an annual showcase of cutting-edge contemporary art and theater, blending international talent with local culture in a series of thought-provoking performances.

Kyoto Antique Fair

The Kyoto Antique Fair, western Japan’s largest, gathers over 350 dealers offering kimono, ceramics, relics, and more.

Boiler Room Osaka

Boiler Room promises to be back in Japan's second city this October.

Sake Festival Osaka Bay Tower

This festival in Osaka offers traditional Japanese libations and more.

National New Fireworks Games

See what younger fireworks technicians are capable of.

Miyazaki Jingu Festival 2025

Featuring a parade with traditional costumes and entertainment.

Special Autumn Visit to Higashi Honganji Temple

Don’t miss Kyoto's Higashi Honganji Temple light-up this autumn. Enjoy breathtaking displays of ikebana and light, set against the majestic temple’s architecture.

Nagahama and Kita-Biwako Great Fireworks

This display is best viewed from the small Ho Park which is close to Nagahama station.

Pokémon Discovery Mission Osaka

This is a large-scale, Pokémon-themed urban event designed to get you walking through key parts of central Osaka.

Fuji-Q Highland Outdoor Theater

It's time for a little bit of movie magic in the mountains.

Karuizawa Momiji Festival

Experience some of the very best autumn foliage Japan has to offer.

teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live – GC

teamLab turns Mifuneyama Rakuen Park into a land of colorful projections and illuminations.

Mika Ninagawa: Resonant Aquarium

Think fish tanks are just for fish? Japanese director and photographer Mika Ninagawa would like a word.

Haunted Halloween at Huis Ten Bosch

Each year from October to November, Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki stages its highly popular, autumn-only event, Haunted Halloween.

Paantu Festival

A festival where locals dress as supernatural beings and aim to get mud on everything.

Uminaka Flower Festival

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park celebrates its autumn blooms with a seven-week festival.

Setouchi Triennale 2025

A world famous art festival in three parts.

Yayoi Kusama Print Works: Repetition and Proliferation

Explore Yayoi Kusama's transformative prints at this Kyoto exhibition showcasing around 330 works.

Biwako Biennale

This international art exhibition first began in 2001, aiming to preserve traditional Japanese merchant houses and buildings.